The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
READING FOR THE SABBATH.
Lesson for November 6, 1887.
CONFESSING CURISY-Matt .12-A2

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Golden Text-Whosoeyer therefore shall confess
me before men, him will confess also before my
Father which is In heaven.-Matt. X, 80.
DAILY READINGS.
Monday-Matt. K 32-42 Confessipe Christ.
Tuesday-Ron <, Ill. Confessing unto saliva
tion.
Wednesdays Tim H. lis Fidelity to Christ.
Thursday-Rom. j, Lie Not ashamed of the Cos
pei
Saturday-Phil. j. 1-2I. Magnifying Christ.
Sunday-Matt XIV. 31-46. Confessed before the
Father.
The miracles of Christ had drawn to him the
attention of the masses. and many without suf-
fcient thought ready to be His disciples.
Had He desired He could have started revolu-
ton that would have caused serious political
disturbances But He came to establish relIg-
ion that might thrive under every form OF human
government. and do its work under all possible
difficulties. Hence He avo ided all unnecessary
conflicts with those in power. and was far more
anxious that His kingdom should be we'll astab-
lished In the hearts of few, than that He
should have many followers. For this reason He
states facts and lays down principles that would
have been destructive of any merely human sys-
tenn and scattered all HIS followers to the Winds
We now pass to consider the following
OUTLINE OF THE LESSON.
l. The duty of confessng Christ.
2. The cost of discipleship.
3. The rewards of righteousness.
HEART TRUTHS.
l. We make our own heaven or hell. Dss-
tiny hinges character; character on conduct,
and conduct is our record OF life We may write
honor, shame-as will, which do we will?
2. Christ demands selfsacrlfce. He offered
Himself for us; He asks our offering in turn.
Selfdenal is the first step toward the kingdom.
''out of self-into Christ" Have you gone out
that you might enter in?
3. God never forgets-either good or ILL
Both will find due reward. Justice demands it.
honor and shame-and for the same reason.
Deeds must have reward--as seed demands
fruit What will be your rewarda
PRACTICAL. THOUGHTS.
l. We must not expect the world to be
friendly with us if we have renowned the
world and given our allegiance to Christ.
2. 1t ia hard to stand alone for Christ before
an unfriendly world, and to confess His name
in the midst of His enemies.
3. He who owns Christ here will be owned by
Christ hereafter.
T. He who goes with the current now. when
the current is against Christ, will go with that
same company hereafter past the tribunal of
God
5. Christ comes to bring "peace on earth,
good will to men," but before the peace there is
a sword to be unsheathed, for sin in the heart
must first be conquered.
6. The gospel makes new ties of love between
those who believe in Christ. but ir sanders old
ties and transforms some from friends to enc
mics
Z. There are affections stronger than those
made by the strongest earthly relationships.
8. Every man has his cross, and whoever
would possess the crown of a disciple must bear
his cross
g. There two lives. the lower and the
higher and he who enjoys prosperity in one can
not always enjoy it in the other.
TO- So strong is the bond of union between
the Master and His disciples that he who
ceives the disciple in that act receives the Mas
ter
Christ shall go unrewarded.-Vincent and Hurl-
but